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Duke Nukem Forever
The King arrives with an arsenal of over-the-top weapons, giant explosions and pure unadulterated fun!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
46 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I really don't care about all the hate acumulated over the years. The game is fun, you just have the highest expectations about a Duke Nukem game like you have with a new Call of Duty. The humor is there, the gunfight…”
“It's fun and as it sells for $20 and frequently discounted, it's got plenty of bang for your buck. It has more variety than your typical boomer shooter, and even the segments that don't work great don't drag on for long…”
“If you play this, thinking that is the kind of game that Kid Rock & co. unironically would love and think "yeah, this is how things should be", it is a fun one.”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I really don't care about all the hate acumulated over the years. The game is fun, you just have the highest expectations about a Duke Nukem game like you have with a new Call of Duty. The humor is there, the gunfight…”
“Criminally underrated game. Full of funny references and puns. Doesn't take itself at all seriously and this gives it the freedom to go all out on the silly stuff no other game dares to go near. 9/10 amazing game.…”
“ok i've been on a mission to play games that are considered the "worst" games ever due to actually being bad or just according to popular opinion. dnf came up on sale and a certain interest came over me, i remember the…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“sincerely, not a bad game. sure if you've been waiting since the 90s for a true successor of DN3D for about a decade then yeah, it could be considered underwhelming. at worst it can get repetitive and gimmicky with some…”
“ok i've been on a mission to play games that are considered the "worst" games ever due to actually being bad or just according to popular opinion. dnf came up on sale and a certain interest came over me, i remember the…”
“Criminally underrated gem. In 2026 this is the funniest story campaign on the market. Solid gameplay, good visuals and epic soundtrack. Not afraid of anything and never a dull moment. We need this back!”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“ok i've been on a mission to play games that are considered the "worst" games ever due to actually being bad or just according to popular opinion. dnf came up on sale and a certain interest came over me, i remember the…”
“Great game, you can tell it was made before the blue haired nose ring freaks started ruining games. A much better time. Works great on steamdeck. Also be sure to check the OG Duke nukem too.”
“Check protondb if you're using linux. It's a classic and one my favorites. It is playable on linux.”
43 of the 104 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“sincerely, not a bad game. sure if you've been waiting since the 90s for a true successor of DN3D for about a decade then yeah, it could be considered underwhelming. at worst it can get repetitive and gimmicky with some…”
“Duke Nukem Forever is one of those games where the journey hurt more than the destination. After 15 years in development hell, what we got was... this. The humor feels like it time travelled from 2001 and forgot to come…”
“[b]Score:[/b] ★☆☆☆☆ [b]Played on Steam Deck:[/b] Yes [b]Tags:[/b] FPS, Shooter, Aliens, Development Hell, Failed Comeback [b]Game Review:[/b] [i]Duke Nukem Forever[/i] is not a disappointment because expectations were…”
14 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Duke Nukem Forever is one of those games where the journey hurt more than the destination. After 15 years in development hell, what we got was... this. The humor feels like it time travelled from 2001 and forgot to come…”
“ok i've been on a mission to play games that are considered the "worst" games ever due to actually being bad or just according to popular opinion. dnf came up on sale and a certain interest came over me, i remember the…”
“If I had to sum up this game in one word it would be dull. Graphics, dull. Gameplay, dull. Level Design, dull. Boss Fights, dull. Puzzles, dull. Everything about this game is just dull. The humour also doesn't land. Is…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I really don't care about all the hate acumulated over the years. The game is fun, you just have the highest expectations about a Duke Nukem game like you have with a new Call of Duty. The humor is there, the gunfight…”
“I usually take screenshots in video games, but I didn't in this one because I looked like a butt the whole time. The monster truck sections are super boring and unfinished, the last quarter of the game is underwater,…”
“If I had to sum up this game in one word it would be dull. Graphics, dull. Gameplay, dull. Level Design, dull. Boss Fights, dull. Puzzles, dull. Everything about this game is just dull. The humour also doesn't land. Is…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“awesome game, like the puzzle content, having to run around the size of a toy is challenging. especially on easy skill.”
“I tried this out of pure curiosity, and I was really offended about how sluggishly boring this game is. For a game that advertises itself as being a corny action-filled shooter, there's too much time wasted on doing…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“10/10 Jocu', dar trebuie sa se mai faca un sequel la asta daca e ca asa l-am terminat prea repede”
“I originally started playing this when it released, i played it till the Queen ♥♥♥♥♥ fight and that whole part of the game and i was done. I put down Duke Nukem Forever thinking it would be forever... but i decided to…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 69.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Great game. It was released in 2011.... all the people complaining today that it doesn't live up to todays games.... Take a hike you alien scum. Duke is still the King baby!”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Duke Nukem Forever as it is is not a truly bad game or even dare I say a bad Duke Nukem entry (particularly the DLC), but the 14 years of development hell buildup to a 6/10 FPS that mischaracterizes Duke plus a can of poor raunchy humor alongside some generally flat levels,…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“You know, I didn't hate Duke Nukem Forever, But I sure didn't love it either. Like any drooling millenial nerd gamer during the 90s, Duke Nukem was basically my coming of age game. It was the game that transitioned me from the innocent stary-eyed weasel kid to a full grown…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:38 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | FPS · Action · Nudity · Shooter · Aliens · Singleplayer · Comedy · Multiplayer · First-Person · Sci-fi · Mature · Funny (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Save Anytime · Subtitle Options · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain * * |
| Achievements | 62 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.dukenukemforever.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.0 Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 @ 2.0 Ghz Memory: 1 Gb Hard Disk Space: 10 Gb free Video Memory: 256 MB Video Card: nVidia GeForce 7600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600 Sound Card: DirectX Compatible OTHER REQUIREMENTS & SUPPORTS: Initial installations required (included with the game) are Microsoft DirectX, Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (ATL), Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, and AMD Dual Core Optimizer. (AMD optimizer required only for specific AMD processors to run the game correctly, but installs for all of them.) OTHER REQUIREMENTS & SUPPOR